Articles by David Sherfinski

The National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment supporters are suing the state of Washington to stall a ballot initiative passed this month to limit gun sales, after gun control advocates declared victory in the 2018 midterm elections.
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November 18, 2018

The bipartisan panel tasked with revamping a congressional budget process beset by shutdown showdowns on Thursday punted consideration of a biennial budgeting plan until after Thanksgiving amid questions over how it will be addressed in the Senate.
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November 15, 2018

House Democrats on Sunday vowed that one of their first investigative priorities with a new majority will be to probe President Trump's appointment of acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker -- and subpoena Mr. Whitaker if necessary.
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November 11, 2018

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said Democrats will be "strategic" when it comes to congressional oversight issues with their new majority and that they won't conduct investigations in a "scattershot" or political manner.
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November 11, 2018

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he doesn't think new acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has to recuse himself from the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
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November 11, 2018

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who is in line to become chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in the next Congress, says the committee plans to immediately summon acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to testify about the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
Published
November 11, 2018

Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared victory on Sunday as officials in his state announced there will be a recount in his U.S. Senate race against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, along with recounts in the races for governor and agriculture commissioner.
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November 11, 2018

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Sunday said it would be a mistake to try to shut down or curtail special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Published
November 11, 2018

Ascendant House Democrats said they will avoid a nasty leadership fight and will keep in place the team that led them to win control in Tuesday's elections. Republicans, meanwhile, were bracing for an ugly rebuild beginning next week when the party votes on a new crop of leaders.
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November 7, 2018

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she's confident she'll have sufficient support among her colleagues to be chosen as the next speaker of the House in the new Congress.
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November 7, 2018

GOP Rep. Dave Brat officially conceded Wednesday in Virginia's 7th Congressional District race, cementing a new 7-4 Democratic majority in the state's House delegation as Old Dominion Republicans were left searching for answers after another tough election night.
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November 7, 2018

Rep. Liz Cheney, Wyoming Republican, on Wednesday announced that she will run for House GOP conference chair, which will be the No. 3-ranking Republican position in House leadership in the next Congress.
Published
November 7, 2018

Rep. James Clyburn says he plans to run for House majority whip in a new Democrat-controlled House and that he does not plan to challenge either House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi or Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer, the two top-ranked Democrats in the House.
Published
November 7, 2018

Democrat Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday defeated GOP Rep. Dave Brat in Virginia's 7th Congressional District race -- a major pick-up for Democrats in the Republican-leaning seat that the GOP had held for close to 50 years.
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November 6, 2018